Chapter 90: Ninetieth Chapter: Making Trouble, Easily Handled (Part 1)

The drama of this night can only be described with the four words: quite spectacular.

For someone, this night was also destined to be sleepless.

This night...

Sigh...

Sitting in the business car, currently rushing to the conference center, Zhou Xiaoru sighed, feeling as if the past was too painful to look back on.

A new day had already begun quietly.

No matter what time you went to sleep last night, or if you didn't sleep at all, the arrival of dawn and the beginning of the day are telling you.

It is time for you to get up and go to work!

Today's weather is not as good as the previous two days; a large patch of dark clouds is shrouding the sky over W City today.

It is just like Zhou Xiaoru's mood at this moment: so depressed, so helpless, so powerless, so weary...

After being called up this morning, she couldn't help but have the realization that being a human is truly difficult.

She had only heard in songs before that loving someone is hard; she didn't expect that being a human is even harder than loving someone.

Last night, in the end, she was called out of the bathroom by Gu Liyan.

Because of that Director Luo causing trouble earlier, it had left a shadow in her heart for a moment.

And that gentleman, under the pretext of caring for an employee's mood, successfully stayed in her room for the night.

Then, for the second half of the night, she spent it staring at the extremely beautiful sleeping face of the handsome Gu.

It wasn't until after six o'clock in the morning that she finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell asleep.

But just like a bed in winter that you have just laid down in and haven't warmed up yet, Zhou Xiaoru felt that she had only just closed her eyes when she was called up by Gu Liyan the next second.

Checking the time, it was already past eight o'clock.

There are many helpless things in life, but the most helpless is when you think you have only slept for a few minutes, when in fact several hours have already passed.

Sitting in the car, opening her dazed eyes.

Zhou Xiaoru couldn't help but think sadly, who was it that stole her sleep, and who was it that stole her time.

She thought about it the whole way, and until she reached the bidding conference hotel, she still hadn't figured it out.

This business trip was only a three or four-day itinerary, yet it made her feel like she had been out for three or four years.

Truly, one day in W City is worth a year in A City...

The morning Bidding Conference was much faster than imagined, and in the end, without a doubt, the final partner company for this time fell to Tengyuan Company.

Several other colleagues from Tengyuan Company departments were all cheering with excitement.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoru shook her head repeatedly.

This world is slowly being shrouded in darkness; in the workplace and the business world, unspoken rules are everywhere.

By the time the Bidding Conference ended, it was already raining heavily outside.

After this Bidding Conference successfully concluded, what followed was endless socializing.

This time, the Big Boss seemed to have had a change of heart and did not make Zhou Xiaoru follow along.

Instead, he had Xiao Chen use a car separately to send her back to the hotel.

And he also told her that she could have free time in the afternoon and could return to A City tomorrow afternoon.

Upon hearing such news, Zhou Xiaoru felt as if she had been granted a general amnesty.

Finally, she was completely liberated!

Before leaving, Gu Liyan did not forget to instruct her to organize the meeting minutes well.

Because he was worried that the Love Hotel Room she was staying in was not safe, Gu Liyan had her move back to the Presidential Suite she had stayed in before.

Zhou Xiaoru did not object and accepted it gladly; after all, facing the drunkard incident from last night, she was truly a bit intimidated to stay alone in the Love Hotel Room.

Unlike her mood when she arrived, Zhou Xiaoru, on her way back, was simply like a little bird flying out of a cage; the feeling of freedom was just too great!

After Xiao Chen sent her back to the hotel, he even very attentively followed her back to her room, helped her pack her things, and only left after sending her back to the Presidential Suite.

Once back in the room, Zhou Xiaoru hurriedly took a shower, and after washing, she didn't even have time to eat before she started organizing today's meeting minutes.

By the time she finished all her work, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon; she had originally wanted to take advantage of the momentum to go out and wander around.

But in the end, she could not resist the overwhelming sleepiness.

In the end, sleep conquered everything...

Zhou Xiaoru even fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow!

The scene switches to a church.

In front of a solemn cross, a priest who looked very kind and amiable was officiating a wedding for a pair of newlyweds.

Zhou Xiaoru was already wearing a snow-white wedding dress at this time.

She was a bit surprised as to why she appeared in a church, and looking at it... she seemed to be getting married.

She glanced at the people sitting below...

Her mom and dad, grandpa, maternal grandparents, as well as Jiang Bufan and Xiao Lan and the others.

How is she getting married?! Then who is the groom!

She hurriedly shifted her gaze to the person opposite her; at this look, her little heart almost jumped out, her blood bar was already empty, and her blood pressure was rising in a straight line.

She saw that the man standing opposite her was just like the Prince Charming she had imagined in her head when she was a child.

White clothes, fair skin, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, a gentle smile...

Damn it! Isn't this Gu Liyan!

The person she is marrying is this guy?! No way!

"This marriage of yours is destined by fate; your future husband is a dragon among men."

The words the old fortune-teller said when she went to get her fortune told at the ancient town previously suddenly flashed into her mind.

Could it be that the dragon among men and phoenix among women in her fate is truly Gu Liyan?!

At this moment, the pastor's voice came through.

"Mr. Gu, are you willing to take Ms. Zhou as your wife? Whether in good times or bad, in sickness or in health, will you care for her, cherish her, and never abandon her?"

One saw the handsome Mr. Gu smile slightly, looking incredibly captivating.

"I do!"

Zhou Xiaoru, however, stared at him blankly, shaking her head as she watched.

This couldn't be real; she and Gu Liyan... how could that be! She must be dreaming.

"Ms. Zhou, are you willing to take Mr. Gu as your husband? Whether in good times or bad, in sickness or in health, will you care for him, cherish him, and never abandon him?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaoru was already certain she was dreaming.

What is this, are they trying to play Inception with her!

At this time, the dream hadn't ended, and everyone was waiting for her answer.

Fine, it seemed that if she didn't answer, this dream wouldn't wake up.

She might as well indulge in the dream for a bit!

Her eyes instantly filled with tears, and she looked at the pastor sorrowfully, stating a ridiculous, melodramatic fact.

"I'm sorry, although I love him very much, in front of Great Jesus, I cannot help but tell the truth. We cannot be together! And I certainly cannot marry him!"

Once these words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar!

The gentleman opposite even looked heartbroken, asking in a wounded manner.

"Why? Since you love me, why can't you marry me!"

Hearing this guy say this sentence, Zhou Xiaoru almost threw up. She would never believe that this was something Gu Liyan would say, even if it killed her.

Facing the bewildered pastor and the crowd of friends and family sitting below, she continued.

"Because... you are my cousin, we are cousins, and it is illegal for us to marry."

After saying this, she felt like she was about to throw up herself.

She had almost said just now that they were biological siblings.

(Author's note: Biological siblings? Are you sure your family didn't have a genetic mutation?)

Just as she was secretly proud of the melodramatic plot she had designed for herself.

At this time, the person opposite suddenly laughed eerily.

Then, a familiar yet strange man's voice rang out.

"Baby, don't be afraid, how could we possibly be cousins? Look up and see who I am."

Hearing the voice, Zhou Xiaoru's smug smile instantly froze on her face, and when she looked up, she was almost scared into a faint!

One saw that opposite, the Prince Charming, the handsome Mr. Gu who had been standing there just now, was long gone.

Replacing him was a middle-aged man with a somewhat fat head and big ears, sporting a greasy center-parted hairstyle.

Isn't this that Director Luo!!

The overly terrified Zhou Xiaoru rolled her eyes back and fainted on the spot.

After the big dream passed, upon seeing that greasy, fat face, Zhou Xiaoru was so shocked she sat straight up from the bed!

Her little heart was beating like popping candy, crackling and popping.

Oh my god! Although she knew it was a dream, it was still scary enough!

How could she dream that she married that Director Luo!

The room was a bit dark now, and with the curtains half-drawn, the sky outside seemed to have already darkened.

She took out her phone from under the pillow and looked; it was already past six in the evening.

She had been dreaming the whole time she slept.

She saw a message from Gu Liyan on her phone, saying he would be home late tonight.

These social engagements were truly one after another, continuing until the evening without ending.

It seems that being a successful person isn't that easy either.

She climbed up, washed her face, and prepared to put on clothes to go out and forage for food; it was already dinner time.

At noon, in order to rush the meeting minutes, she hadn't even eaten lunch.

Tonight, she must have a good meal to make up for it.

It had rained all afternoon, but it had stopped by evening.

It was almost June, and in such a bustling city, it was always a bit sultry after the rain.

Following the introduction Jiang Bufan had sent her, Zhou Xiaoru found a snack street not far away.

She strolled and ate along the way, not forgetting to send photos to her roommates.

Thinking that she would be leaving W City tomorrow, this was her first business trip, and thinking that her salary would be paid soon anyway, she planned to bring some local specialties back for the people in the dormitory.

She heard that the roast duck here was particularly famous, so she found a shop specializing in local specialties and bought one for Jiang Bufan and the others each.

But after paying and coming out, Zhou Xiaoru felt that buying these few ducks almost made her go bankrupt!

These ducks were truly more expensive than gold!

If it weren't for the fact that they were gifts, she would have really wanted to tear them open to see if the ducks were gold-plated.

It was simply ridiculously expensive!

Carrying the things she had bought, she wandered around the night market when her phone rang; it was a call from Xiao Chen.

"Hello?"

"Is this Zhou Xiaoru? Where are you right now?"

"I'm strolling through the night market on Snack Street, what's up?"

"Perfect, I'm in the area too. Someone just called me saying President Gu drank too much and asked us to go pick him up."

Drank too much...

Zhou Xiaoru frowned and said, "You go pick him up then, why do I have to go!"

"The person who called from over there said the President keeps shouting your name."

"......" Zhou Xiaoru was silent for a few dozen seconds.

"Hello, hello... are you listening? Hurry over to the parking lot entrance here, it's hard to drive inside."

"Fine!"

Hanging up the phone, Zhou Xiaoru had no choice but to end her pleasant solo trip.

She had to go see what kind of trouble that guy was stirring up!